| Collection | Civil Registers of Avondale |
| Record type | Marriage |
| Name | William Shearer |
| Marriage | 27 Jun 1879 |
| Place | Barn Street, Strathaven, Lanark |
| Age | 22 Years |
| Gender | M |
| Status | Bachelor |
| Residence | Northtownend, Strathaven |
| Occupation | Slater & Plasterer (Journeyman) |
| Father's name | Andrew Shearer (Deceased) |
| Father's occupation | Silk & Cotton Handloom Weaver |
| Mother's name | Margaret Nimmo (Deceased) |
| Spouse's name | Jeanie Hamilton |
| Spouse's occupation | Silk & Cotton Handloom Weaver |
| Spouse's age | 21 Years |
| Spouse's gender | F |
| Spouse's status | Spinster |
| Spouse's residence | Barn Street, Strathaven |
| Spouse's father | William Hamilton Silk & Cotton Handloom Weaver |
| Spouse's father's occupation | Silk & Cotton Handloom Weaver |
| Spouse's mother | Eliza Mitchell (Deceased) |
| Marriage church | United Presbyterian Church |
| Marriage witnesses | Maggie Hamilton, Robert Shearer |